The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-03
WORK. IN CONGRESS.
Transaction Of Considerable
Miscellaneous Business.
A GOVERNMENT FOB ALASKA.
Judge Tarpie Elected in Indiana-An
Broke Up-StaDley in Cairo
Belmont.
A GOVERNMENT FOB ALASKA.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February 2-The Sen
ate began at ! o'clock, this afternoon,
an important debate based on the state
ment by Allison as to the probable re-
ceipts and expenditures of government
for the next ifs al year. Allison showed
by figures that there would be very
sma surplus, if any.
Platt took up the question OF coast
defeRses, and argued tina, &ngress
would be derelict to its clearest and
must imperative duties if it adjourned
without making liberal appropriations
for forIifcations guns and ships.
A message was presenter from the
President with communication from
the Secretary of State transmitting
Lieutenant Sheutz's report IN regard
to his distributing of the testimonials
for the preservation of the survivors
of the JeGnnette expedition. The Presi-
dent avs the report is interesting alike
10 the people of the United States ana
the subjects of Russia, and will b.
gratifying to all who appreciate the
generous humane action of Congress IN
providing for the testimonials. Ordered
printed.
The request from the House of
Representatives for an engrossed copy
Of the Senate bill to forfeit certain
lands OF the Northern Pacific was
ordered to be complied with.
After some discussion as to the con-
stitutionality of the measure, the
Senate passed special appropriation
of $4,000 for the special distribution OF
seeds in the draught stricken section OF
Texas.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the sundry civil bill.
Allison, from the committee on APP
propriations, said: The estimates for
the next fiscal year are $305 900, 900.
judging from the estimates made last
wear and from the rec ipts up to the
lst of January last, the receipts for the
next year, including the estimated
postal revenue, will be $4,000 600
making a surplus of 1900, 0OJ.
If Congress should deem it neces-
sary to expend a larger sum than
SIS, 600 600 for coast dsfenses; that
a larger sum would increase the
estimates beyond 1896 900, 900, and if we
should appropriate more than $40 ,OOO,-
600 for a navy, that over-approprlatlon
must be added
Beck thought mat the senator lroLn
Iowa (Mr. Allison) was mistaken IN his
estimates of the expenditures. He
thought he could show that the surplus
revenue this year would be nearer
800 COG, 900 than SIS, 900, 000.
Michel (Oregon) offered an amend
ment, appropriating $50 600 for light
house at Cape Meares, Oregon:
Agreed to. The bill wa then reported
from the committee of the whole to the
Senate The general appropriation lor
the survey of public lands was increased
from $50, 900 to SIS, 900, and the bill was
then passed.
Dawes reported the Indian appropri-
alton bill, and gave notice that he would
ask that it be taken up tomorrow.
Teller called up the Senate bill, pro-
viding for military post near Denver,
Colorado (passed by the Senate and
amended by the House, and moved that
the House amendments be coDcurred
in. Carried. (The bill passed appropri-
ates $l0,OO0)
The Senate passed the bill autboriz-
ing the removal OF the quarantine sta
ZION from Ship Island, Miss. 1t APP
propriates SIS, 900.
Adjourned.